April 18, 2013
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina track and field team takes the weekend off with just one regular season meet left before the Southeastern Conference Championships in Columbia, Mo., on May 9-12. South Carolina athletes are jockeying for position to be included in the NCAA East Region field (May 23-25, Greensboro, N.C.). The regional offers the chance to punch a ticket the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 5-8, Eugene, Ore.).
For the fourth-straight season, the country has been split into two regions – East and West – with the top 48 athletes (24 relays) in each region qualifying for the Preliminary Round. The top 12 finishers in an event at each regional preliminary will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Gamecocks in the East Top 60
| MEN | |||||
| Name | Event | Meet | Time/Mark | East | SEC |
| Chris Royster | 100m | Spec Towns | 10.42 | 25 | 13 |
| Chris Royster | 200m | Spec Towns | 20.98 | 19 | 17 |
| Eric Winfrey | 200m | Hurricane Invite | 21.34 | 55 | 26 |
| Clayton Gravesande | 400m | Florida Relays | 47.42 | 37 | 15 |
| Jermaine Collier | 110mH | Spec Towns | 14.21 | 43 | 8 |
| Dondre Echols | 110mH | Florida Relays | 14.22 | 44 | 9 |
| Jonathan Russell | 400mH | Florida Relays | 52.54 | 23 | 7 |
| Jermaine Collier | 400mH | Spec Towns | 52.56 | 25 | 9 |
| C. Royster, E. Winfrey, D. Echols, C. Maxwell | 4x100m Relay | Spec Towns | 40.11 | 16 | 7 |
| A Carter, J. Collier, C. Gravesande, C. Maxwell | 4x400m Relay | Spec Towns | 3:10.00 | 20 | 8 |
| Jarrod Hutchen | Long Jump | Hurricane Invite | 7.75m // 25-5.25 | 6 | 5 |
| Dorian Johnson | Long Jump | Hurricane Invite | 7.30m // 23-11.50 | 33 | 9 |
| Dorian Johnson | Triple Jump | Gamecock Open | 15.26m // 50-0.75 | 23 | 9 |
| Joshua Suttmeier | Javelin | Florida Relays | 61.87m // 203-1 | 47 | 14 |
| WOMEN | |||||
| Name | Event | Meet | Time/Mark | East | SEC |
| Vashti Bandy | 100m | Spec Towns | 11.76 | 59 | 23 |
| Vashti Bandy | 200m | Spec Towns | 23.94 | 42 | 19 |
| Erika Rucker | 400m | Florida Relays | 52.76 | 4 | 6 |
| Christal Green | 400m | Florida Relays | 54.79 | 51 | 20 |
| Erika Rucker | 800m | Hurricane Invite | 2:07.27 | 27 | 10 |
| Kayla Lampe | 10,000m | Raleigh Relays | 34:26.99 | 15 | 1 |
| Kierre Beckles | 100mH | Raleigh Relays | 13.09 | 4 | 2 |
| Amber Allen | 400mH | Raleigh Relays | 1:00.79 | 43 | 15 |
| Tyler Brockington | 400mH | Spec Towns | 1:01.27 | 56 | 18 |
| Tamera Harris | 400mH | Florida Relays | 1:01.27 | 60 | 21 |
| Chelsea France | 3,000m Steeple | Raleigh Relays | 10:42.93 | 47 | 9 |
| K. Beckles, E. Rucker, V. Bandy, A Murphy | 4x100m Relay | Spec Towns | 45.01 | 10 | 7 |
| C. Green, V. Bandy, E. Rucker, T. Harris | 4x400m Relay | Florida Relays | 3:35.19 | 8 | 5 |
| Jeannelle Scheper | High Jump | Spec Towns | 1.88m // 6-02.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Petra Olsen | Pole Vault | Spec Towns | 4.12m // 13-06.25 | 6 | 3 |
| Megan Wall | Pole Vault | Spec Towns | 3.80m // 12-05.50 | 53 | 12 |
| Breanna Radford | Shot Put | Florida Relays | 16.56m // 54-04 | 6 | 4 |
| Breanna Radford | Hammer Throw | Hurricane Invite | 53.10m // 174-02 | 56 | 13 |
| Olivia Hassler | Javelin | Weems Baskin | 42.39m // 139-01 | 52 | 15 |
